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5 days ago

Summer school for Boebert

The lesson that Laura Boebert missed Thank Congresswoman Boebert for coming back to school on such short notice. Usually when we call a parent back to school, it is because of their children. Today, it is because of you. I wanted to call this class a freshman orientation for Congress…

Satire

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Summer school for Boebert
Summer school for Boebert
Satire

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Sep 18

The first camera

Or why I cannot tell you what is the best first camera When I started my photography journey a decade ago, I made the mistake of asking people about what a good camera was. I ended up with a pile of contradicting information. Today I have a good idea what…

Wildlife Photography

6 min read

The first camera
The first camera
Wildlife Photography

6 min read


Sep 9

Money for nothing

Everything is bigger in Texas. Even government subsidies. There is an American saying. Good enough for government work. It is used by people who think poorly of the government. The idea is that government is usually a waste of money. If they are charitable, the government is doing the minimum…

Humour

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Money for nothing
Money for nothing
Humour

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Sep 7

From Russia with love

Reading between the lines Russia literally decided to engage in some gunboat diplomacy recently. War is diplomacy by other means. — Carl von Clausewitz A flotilla made up of some Russian and Chinese warships decided to patrol off the coast of Alaska in international…

Cuban Missile Crisis

4 min read

From Russia with love
From Russia with love
Cuban Missile Crisis

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Aug 7

Taken with a grain of salt

Overflowing with disinformation Beijing recently has been hit by heavy storms. Naturally, if you get hit by a typhoon, floods are expected. At this point, someone had to write a whopper.

Forbidden City

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Taken with a grain of salt
Taken with a grain of salt
Forbidden City

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Jul 19

Photo documentary of wildlife

Why wildlife photography is never movie magic Yesterday was a wet day. Unfortunately, it only started when I was in the middle of a leisure wildlife shoot. I was lucky to capture the action shot below. Full disclosure: I am not a professional and my gear is not the best. Action …

Wildlife

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Photo documentary of wildlife
Photo documentary of wildlife
Wildlife

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Jul 4

King maker

Tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor, rich man, poor man, beggar man, thief People in the ages have used ants and bees to shame their less motivated workers and children. Certain religion even mentions ants as a role model. Except that an ant can get up to 250 naps a day. Some…

Humor

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King maker
King maker
Humor

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Jul 3

Groundbreaking

Or manmade usually means copying from mother nature Agriculture was supposed to be a very important milestone for humans. It allowed less people to be employed in food production as a farmer can produce more food than he or she can consume. …

Ants

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Groundbreaking
Groundbreaking
Ants

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Jul 2

Outsourcing to AI

It is not just the users I wish this was an article about how lazy people outsource their homework to AI. We know of two lawyers that outsourced their world to AI. Technically one lawyer outsourced his work to AI. The second lawyer failed to check the first lawyer’s work…

AI

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Outsourcing to AI
Outsourcing to AI
AI

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Jul 2

Life Skills?

Why somethings are not as useful as you think Many decades ago, I was told that I needed life skills. How to change a light bulb. How to cook. The list goes on but you get the idea. …

Life Skills

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Life Skills?
Life Skills?
Life Skills

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